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Cynthia Lou Herrera Means

Case from Muskegon, MI dated Jun 15, 1989

Victim Details

Cynthia Lou Herrera Means

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Muskegon

MI

1989-06-15

30

Cynthia

Lou Herrera Means

07/08/2026

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On a tragic day in June of 1989, the life of 30-year-old Cynthia Lou Herrera Means was violently cut short in Muskegon Heights, Michigan. A Hispanic female, Cynthia was discovered brutally murdered in her mother's home on June 15th. The scene was one of immense violence; Cynthia had sustained 27 stab wounds. Her mother, 48-year-old Linda Lou Herrera, was also found slain, having been shot once in the chest and stabbed 15 times. A handgun that had jammed after a single shot was found concealed wi ...
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